Mob Mentality

According to local legend, ghouls and ghosts are quite the regulars at the Hotel San Carlos. Whether its the specter of Leone Jensen (who leapt to her death in 1928) haunting the seventh floor or the spirits of schoolchildren randomly roaming the hallways, the vintage hotel is a hotbed of paranormal activity.

So does that mean the zoot-suited dudes that will crowd the San Carlos, 202 North Central Avenue, on Monday, May 2, are prohibition-era poltergeists from the 1920s? Hardly. Its probably just attendees of the Mobsters Ball.

The Roaring Twenties get a raucous revival inside the hotels Ghost Lounge when The Savoy Hopcats present a special edition of their weekly swing night. Besides plenty of pinstripe-wearing peeps practicing the Jitterbug, the costume party will feature a backroom blackjack tournament, prizes for the best-dressed mobster and doll, and music by the Kings of Pleasure.